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United States Patent | 5,645,090 |
Juhl ,   et al. | July 8, 1997 |
A device, kit and method used in applying polish to a finger nail for obtaining a french manicure. The device can be removably engaged around a finger tip to establish a line of demarcation that approximates the curve of the tip of the finger nail. This line of demarcation allows an individual to apply a band of finger nail polish along the tip of the finger nail, while preventing the polish from contacting the portion of the finger nail away from the fingertip. The device is sufficiently flexible to be deflected from a nail-engaging position to a removing position when a force is applied against opposed sides of the device. The disclosed kit includes one or more of these devices, a container of finger nail polish and an applicator to apply the finger nail polish.
Inventors: | Juhl; Kathryn A. (Dallas, TX); Christian; S. Rozan (Dallas, TX); Christian; Max L. (Sherman County, TX); Zierhut; Clarence (Dallas County, TX) |
Assignee: | Juhl, Christian and Christian, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Appl. No.: | 430380 |
Filed: | April 28, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 132/285; 132/73; 132/76.2; 132/76.5; 132/319 |
Intern'l Class: | A45D 029/00 |
Field of Search: | 132/285,73,76.2,73.5,75,313,319 2/21 206/581,823,229 |
3245418 | Apr., 1966 | Dinerstein | 132/285. |
3258018 | Jun., 1966 | Tinsley | 132/285. |
3382878 | May., 1968 | Dinerstein | 132/285. |
3592202 | Jul., 1971 | Jones | 132/313. |
4577648 | Mar., 1986 | Dinerstein et al. | 132/73. |
5450864 | Sep., 1995 | LaJoie et al. | 132/73. |
5513754 | May., 1996 | Chang | 206/581. |